Officials confirmed the 500-bed Ware Unit in Colorado City was likely to be closed while 1,000 unit Bartlett State Jail, 275-bed West Texas Intermediate Sanction Facility and 200-bed Bridgeport Pre-Parole Facility are listed for possible closure.

In addition, Rudd Unit in Brownfield would be converted to an intermediate sanction facility for housing parole violators.

House Appropriations Committee chairman said a decision on the closing of prisons will be made in the coming days by a subcommittee headed by Oscar Longoria (D-Mission). He said the proposed cuts have been closely reviewed and discussed.

The final decision on the cuts will be made by the Senate Finance and House Appropriations committees.